Quinton Spain tops all players in Performance-Based Pay

Quinton Spain tops all players in Performance-Based Pay

Posted by Josh Alper on March 14, 2018, 10:44 AM EDT

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The NFL announced the recipients of Performance-Based Pay on Wednesday and Titans left guard Quinton Spain is on top of the list.

The Performance-Based Pay program compensates players based on a comparison of playing time to salary. Players on the low end of the salary scale who see a great deal of playing time wind up making the most money in the program.

Spain signed a three-year deal worth just over $1.5 million as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and started 14 games for the Titans last year. Under the program’s formula, that led to a payout of $489,782.35 for the 2017 season. Spain is a restricted free agent this year and has been tendered a contract for $1.9 million by Tennessee.